{"id":10089,"date":"2023-08-10T01:47:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T01:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/oxford-street-arrests-made-following-viral-rob-jd-sports-tiktok-post\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T01:47:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T01:47:12","slug":"oxford-street-arrests-made-following-viral-rob-jd-sports-tiktok-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/oxford-street-arrests-made-following-viral-rob-jd-sports-tiktok-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford Street: Arrests made following viral &#8216;rob JD Sports&#8217; TikTok post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/online-workshops-list\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-496\" src=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png\" alt=\"Retail Online Training\" width=\"729\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png 729w, https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90-300x37.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-142289\">\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RG-image-JD.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RG-image-JD.png 600w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RG-image-JD-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" alt=\"JD Sports\" title=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Arrests had been made on Oxford Street after a post to \u201crob JD Sports\u201d on TikTok went viral.<\/p>\n<p>Retail Gazette saw more than five youths in handcuffs around Oxford Circus amid heightened police presence on the famous shopping street.<\/p>\n<p>A TikTok post about the proposed looting was shared widely across social media over the past few days.<\/p>\n<p>The post urged people to follow a \u201cdress code\u201d of balaclavas and gloves and said \u201cdon\u2019t come if you can\u2019t run\u201d.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"x_al\">Sign up\u00a0here\u00a0to g<\/span><span class=\"x_al\">et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning<\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Although JD Sports was the target of the proposed looting, other retailers in the area were thought to be at risk.<\/p>\n<p>A dispersal order was implemented in the area from 11am on Tuesday to 10am on Thursday, allowing police to ban individuals for 48 hours, according to The Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Vision Express and Boots stores on the street were temporarily shut this afternoon as police carried out their work. Both shops have since reopened.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today, London mayor Sadiq Khan pleaded with people not to take part in the looting.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI am worried about this nonsense we have seen on TikTok encouraging people to go to Oxford Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u201cI\u2019d encourage anybody who\u2019s seen it not to go to Oxford Street. Do not allow yourself to be sucked into an area that could be high-crime area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette\u2018s free daily email newsletter<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<footer>\n<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/online-workshops-list\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-496\" src=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png\" alt=\"Retail Online Training\" width=\"729\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png 729w, https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90-300x37.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arrests had been made on Oxford Street after a post to \u201crob JD Sports\u201d on TikTok went viral. 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